20 horas to Cuzco

After a large and very yummy Peruvian dinner with Ana Maria in Lima with her family we got on the bus headed towards the mountains.

THe view from the bus was beautiful right up until the sun set over the ocean. The coast looked like it should be covered with fancy, expensive resorts, but was deserted other than a few small shacks. After it got dark we couldn´t see much, but the high mountain walls on either side of the bus. The bus was a double decker and they served us dinner and breakfast. The rided ended up deing only 20 hours long not 25! It was bumpy and very curvy- the road was often a dirt one and I think we may have hit a donkey or alpaca (like a mule) in the middle of the night. THe next morning we woke up on top of a mountain that had many locals´houses on both sides of the road. I saw a school, a graveyard and an out door shower. While it was not the most comfortable ride, we survived and so happy to now be in Cuzco.

The town of Cuzco is in a valley and covered with cobble-stone roads and many cute shops and restaurants. Our first hostel is cold, but cozy and mostly clean. Wè are staying in San Blas which is full of fast drivers (who are not afraid to use their horns), tourists and locals. Women walk up and down the steep streets with llamas hoping to get money to take pictures with them. Every shop and restaurant has such personality and we tried to visit each one of them around the Plaza de San Blas. It is a small area and we plan to visit the Plaza de Armas in the city of Cuzco tomorrow.

Okay ya´ll I must head to dinner and dancing with our new friend Donny.

Chao from Cuzco!